PORT ANGELES — Bail of $1 million was set Monday in Clallam County Superior Court for Barry A. Swegle, who climbed aboard his bulldozer midday Friday and crashed through a section of Gales Addition in what neighbor Dan Davis said began with a dispute over a fence.

No one was injured during the 10-minute spree of destruction, during which three homes were destroyed, a fourth home was seriously damaged, a power pole was toppled — and during which Davis, 74, had to dodge the blade of the bulldozer.

Judge Erik Rohrer agreed to set the bail at $1 million, an amount that was requested by Clallam County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney John Troberg, who cited a “concern for public safety.”

Rohrer found probable cause that Swegle, 51, committed two counts of first-degree assault and four counts of first-degree malicious mischief.

Swegle, dressed in a gray T-shirt and gray pants, was not represented by counsel and will try to hire a lawyer, he told Rohrer.

Rohrer said that he will set an arraignment date during a 1 p.m. hearing Wednesday and review the formal charges sought in the case.

Friday's carnage included the destruction of three homes, a pickup truck and a tractor that belonged to Davis, 2325 E. Ryan Road.

Swegle told Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Jeff Boyd that “[Swegle] had a confrontation earlier with Davis, and he is tired of dealing with him over property issues,” according to the Sheriff's Office arrest report filed Monday.

“Swegle said he got into the bulldozer and pushed the houses back.”

Davis said Monday that he started having problems with Swegle when Davis started fencing his own property.

Swegle, who Davis said owns two bulldozers and an excavator, said he needed to go onto Davis' property to maneuver heavy equipment and a dump truck, Davis said Monday.

“When I started fencing my property off, I started having problems with him,” Davis recalled.

“He would tear [the fence] down,” he recalled.

“I put it up four times in the same day, and he knocked it down.

“He was protesting to neighbors and his friends that I was putting infrastructure on property that I owned,” Davis said.

“He wanted to run over it.”

Here's the account of the rampage, according to the arrest report contained in a motion for determination of probable cause:

Davis called Peninsula Communications at 9-1-1 at 12:18 p.m. Friday “reporting that Barry Swegle was in a bulldozer and smashing through” one of Davis' homes, at 309 N. Baker St.

Swegle also ran the bulldozer into a house at 2313 Pioneer Road and “ran over” Davis' truck, a 2003 Ford F-250, the documents said.